Graduation Spotlight Series: All Roads Lead to New York for Music Theatre student Sloane Ptashek ’25">
Graduation Spotlight Series: All Roads Lead to New York for Music Theatre student Sloane Ptashek ’25
With a B.F.A. in music theatre and an agent, Ptashek is ready to shine in her next stage By Christine Byrd After she graduates this June, Sloane Ptashek will return to her hometown, which also happens to be home to Broadway. Ptashek’s B.F.A. in music theatre with a minor in art history have...
Graduation Spotlight Series: Soprano Isabelle Knowles ’25 Hits a High Note with her UC Irvine ExperienceGraduation Spotlight Series: Soprano Isabelle Knowles ’25 Hits a High Note with her UC Irvine Experience
Knowles graduates with a B.Mus. in vocal performance and professional recording credits By Christine Byrd Isabelle Knowles is graduating this June with more than just a bachelor of music in vocal performance. She already has experience working with a Grammy-winning producer and making a...
Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition
With a B.F.A. in art, Groder explores family and caretaking through 3D works By Christine Byrd When Emiko Groder receives her B.F.A. in art this June, she will already have work on exhibit at the Brea Gallery. The juried Made in California features artists from across the state at various...
Graduation Spotlight Series: Justin Cerda ’25 Leaps to the Professional StageGraduation Spotlight Series: Justin Cerda ’25 Leaps to the Professional Stage
With his B.F.A. in choreography and performance, Cerda is joining Gin Dance Company By Christine Byrd Dancing runs in the family for Justin Cerda. He started taking classes at the same time as his sister, and by age 8 he was dancing competitively — and hooked for life. This June, after...
Megan Belmonte Receives Tamara Austin Legacy Award at 2025 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn AwardsMegan Belmonte Receives Tamara Austin Legacy Award at 2025 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards
Claire Trevor School of the Arts leader honored for lasting contributions to equity at UC Irvine Megan Belmonte, director of access & engagement at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named the Tamara Austin Legacy Award recipient at the 2025 UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn...
Mari Kimura to Present at Osaka Expo 2025Mari Kimura to Present at Osaka Expo 2025
UC Irvine Department of Music professor brings cutting-edge sensor technology in cross-cultural performance Mari Kimura, Ph.D., professor of music in UC Irvine’s Ph.D. program in Integrated Composition and Technology (ICIT), will be featured next week in Breathing Media: Traditional Japanese...
2025 Medici Circle Scholars2025 Medici Circle Scholars
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts names 14 new Medici Circle Scholars UC Irvine Arts is pleased to announce the 2025 Medici Circle Scholars. These scholarships allow recipients to extend their education beyond the classroom, collaborating with academics and artists in the...
Seven UC Irvine Arts Educators Receive the U18 Faculty Professional Development AwardSeven UC Irvine Arts Educators Receive the U18 Faculty Professional Development Award
The recognition provides opportunities for U18 faculty to enhance pedagogy UC Irvine and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) recently announced awardees of the Unit 18 Faculty Council on Professional Development for the 2024–25 academic year, including seven U18...
Noritaka Minami, M.F.A. ’11, Featured in Upcoming MoMA ExhibitionNoritaka Minami, M.F.A. ’11, Featured in Upcoming MoMA Exhibition
New exhibition at MoMA explores the 50-year history and cultural legacy of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Department of Art alumnus Noritaka Minami, M.F.A. ’11, will be featured in The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, a new exhibition opening July 10, 2025, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)...
UC Irvine Students Merge Music and Engineering in E-SONIC Instrument CompetitionUC Irvine Students Merge Music and Engineering in E-SONIC Instrument Competition
The competition promises an evening of innovative performances on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in Winifred Smith Hall Now in its second year, UC Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering, Claire Trevor School of the Arts and the Pacific Symphony present E-SONIC: Engineering-Symphonic...
UC Alianza MX Awards $150K for Binational Music and Community ProjectUC Alianza MX Awards $150K for Binational Music and Community Project
Led by faculty from UC Irvine and UC San Diego, Cauces Sónicos explores collaborative artmaking and education across the U.S.–México border. IRVINE, Calif., May 12, 2025 — Funded with a Latino Studies Research Project award from the University of California Alianza MX Initiative, Cauces Sónicos...
Stacy Kranitz M.F.A. ’14 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Public ServiceStacy Kranitz M.F.A. ’14 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Kranitz contributes powerful images to Life of the Mother, ProPublica’s award-winning reporting on abortion laws and maternal care Department of Art alumna Stacy Kranitz, M.F.A. ’14, is one of the contributors to Life of the Mother, the Pulitzer Prize-winning public service series by independent...
A Voice for Angelica A Voice for Angelica
M.F.A. candidate Abigail Mesel discusses her role in UCI Opera’s production of Puccini’s Suor Angelica: A Q&A Session On Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 8 p.m., the UC Irvine Department of Music, the UCI Opera and the UCI Symphony will present Giacomo Puccini’s Suor Angelica at the Irvine...
Design for the FutureDesign for the Future
UC Irvine scenic arts faculty revolutionize sustainability in theater By Christine Byrd Claire Trevor School of the Arts faculty Efren Delgadillo Jr. and Yee Eun Nam represent a new generation of scenic designers who bring novel approaches to sustainability — avoiding dumpsters full of...
Derek Sabori to Deliver the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Commencement AddressDerek Sabori to Deliver the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Commencement Address
Arts alumnus, sustainability advocate and UC Irvine alumni leader to send off the Class of 2025 Derek Sabori (B.A. Studio Art ’95, MBA ’02), president of the UC Irvine Alumni Association (UCIAA) and member of the Dean’s Arts Board at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named the 2025...
UC Irvine Music Students to Perform at Segerstrom HallUC Irvine Music Students to Perform at Segerstrom Hall
Nathaniel Chao and Yang Lu join a professional orchestra for Messiah in America, a Broadway-style production by Millennial® Choirs & Orchestras on May 8 UC Irvine undergraduate music students Nathaniel Chao and Yang Lu will be performing with the orchestra for Messiah in America, an exciting...
Ariyan Johnson to Screen Documentary at 2025 Hip-Hop Culture ConferenceAriyan Johnson to Screen Documentary at 2025 Hip-Hop Culture Conference
UC Irvine will host the 2025 Hip Hop Culture Conference on Friday, May 2, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the UCI ANTrepreneur Center. Presented by the Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR), the event brings together artists, scholars, students and community members to explore the richness of hip-hop...
UC Irvine Faculty Jennifer Bornstein and Liz Glynn Awarded 2025–26 Rome Prize in Visual ArtsUC Irvine Faculty Jennifer Bornstein and Liz Glynn Awarded 2025–26 Rome Prize in Visual Arts
Fellowships provide immersive interdisciplinary experience at the American Academy in Rome The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2025–26 Rome Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious fellowship programs supporting innovative artists and scholars in the arts, humanities...
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